New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-03
MUSIU.
FIRST NIGHT OF THE OPERA.

The fifth season Of opera at the Metropolitan Opera
House fourth of opera in German began with rcp.
| resentaon of Waener's Tristan und Isolde" ias1
| night With a single exception ell the features q
the opening calculated To warm tho heart Of
the musical enthusiast The once exception was Tho
hoarsones. OF Herr Robinson, which weakened tho
musical effect Of the representation IN tho few sces
of the drama in which Tri.tans devoted squire, Kur.
wenal comes In prominence. 1t was disappont-
ment against which It impossible 10 mako pro-
vision and which therefore be dismissed with the
mention. What remains is only a record OF delights
Tho the that presented many times
last year. Every box two three, among them
that OF the president Of the Opera House company
lvho kept away by a domestic bereavcmens) was
filed and the array Of beauty and fashion brill
liant and imposing In the box Of the Secretary OF the
Navy SAT company Of Oriental diplomats from tho
Chinese Embassy at Washington. who heightened the
picurcsqu'ncss Of the by their costumes though
thor impasslyc faces concealed tho emotions which
Wsyncr'~ pas-lona;ely eloquent music may havs
awakened In them And the parQua and galleries
were all crowded with cagcr listeners, who greeted
The drama ard IT. iLtcrpi with Joyous enthusi
a,n that evidence Of grateful memories Of ploas-
ures enjoyed last season. On hs stage the perform
ers all old frcnd--'he same sincere artists who
introduced Tristan TO the American people last
year and made the most popular work Of O popular
and successful season Ffaulcin Lehmann Faulcn
Brandt and uerrcn Niomann. Robinson, Fischer.
Alyary Won Mide. Sanger and Kennltz, all there
while below them I'm the orchestral stood Herr Antol
scidl directing the whole with easy command OF vocd
end Instrumental foroos and sending out now to ono
thea to tho other, by glance or gesture. those quick
sinrli, Of Inspiration which made the music glow and
p, -a,e with passion.
The choice Of Tristan ind Isolde a. tho opening
r,co Of the season happy one. II not only was
deserved tribute to tho work which reflected so much
Istro tho last season. but also Keynote for tho
before FL ht times within sevon weeks
asst winter this work. In which the poet composer
carried ont his thcore, " mu>ico-ramaic construc-
ton with the most uncOmpromsing consistency ws
heard with rapt attcnljn by audiences that completely
Gllci tho large theatre. Yet only few years ago Il
any hal had tho tcmeny 90
tho possibility OF such state Of affairs he would
have been it,- ird az mEsical dreamer. b1t. Y
We have rrreaicdly urged and was again demon
,tracd last night ia, prediction for Wagncrs music
shown 10y The pul.c during tho last two seasons
is uual-n'd cNp.c,- GA, and speaks loudly Il 'h,
i, ancc which ht, n'"n made" not only In music a. bus
Ia general ART cuitIr' in'Ncw York
With ihc exception of Herr Robinson, all the dmlr
ed oi last yci hdNe returned 10 MS .n excellent
,occ. FrAulcn lehman and Fraulcin Brandt In PAR
t.cular. and the climatic in the drama vers
given with al tho volcanic pa,sionacn'>S which mads
last season, representations memorable in tho Local
history IF German opera. Herr sedi', orchestral
musicians played Sc m splendid precision. aud uHial
ly res ,Jn. 10 the VI h,, OF their conductor 1lol
had much to encourage than. too. I'm the behavior Of
frt that n,,rv b,r If The orchestral Sso, was palt of
the opera. There interruption Of the music
after oufhust ~ a singer. but tho tributes wcre
paid after tr' last har in each act Then. hpr"ver II
vas paid without stint. tho singers aud Herr ID Icing
repeatedly called oW go bow iArl arin0N Judgments
20 the applause The paltN were Al flied a, hey
were la-t year. namely. Tristan. Nicmann: I,olo
I"hman; Ban"n'. Brandt Maize. Fischer; knr
lot. Won ,lildr